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Civil Rights
5th Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Racism | is the belief that all members of a race |
inferior | less important, less value |
Stereotypes | to have a set idea about what a particular type of person is like, many times an idea that is wrong: |
segregation | to keep different groups of people apart |
discrimination | unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis race, social class, or gender |
desegregation | ending the policy of segregation |
Poll Tax | a tax of a fixed amount of money people had to pay as a requirement for the right to vote |
permit | to allow, you can do something |
Integration | when people who were once separated are brought together |
Boycott | Refusal to buy a product or service |
Civil Rights | The rights of citizens for equality, social and political freedom. |